Shedding the Corporate Bitch
Welcome to Shedding the Corporate Bitch — the podcast where executive leadership gets real.
Hosted by executive coach, strategist, and unapologetic truth-teller Bernadette Boas, this show is built for senior leaders, CHROs, and HR executives who are done with surface-level leadership advice and ready for the conversations that actually move the needle.
Drawing from 25 years in corporate — including being fired — and over a decade coaching leaders at the highest levels, Bernadette delivers the raw insights, honest dialogue, and practical strategies you won't find in a leadership textbook. Each episode tackles what's really happening in today's organizations: toxic cultures, burned-out teams, leadership gaps, talent retention crises, and the fear, doubt, and imposter syndrome that quietly undermine even the most accomplished executives.
Joined by world-class leaders, HR innovators, and organizational experts, Bernadette doesn't just identify the problems — she hands you the tools to solve them.
This is the podcast for leaders who are ready to shed what's holding them — and their organizations — back, and build something that actually works.
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Shedding the Corporate Bitch
Leadership Presence Unpacked: Encore of Show Up or Get Out!
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Are you showing up for your team — or just showing up?
There’s a difference. And your team already knows which one you’re doing.
In this solo episode of Shedding the Corporate Bitch, executive coach Bernadette Boas gets direct about one of the most overlooked failures in leadership today: the gap between being available and being genuinely present.
Bernadette has coached leaders at every level for more than 25 years, from managers with zero direct reports to executives leading hundreds. What she’s observed consistently is this: most managers believe they’re showing up, yet, their teams experience them as absent.
This episode is the direct conversation most leaders never get from anyone in their orbit.
Topics discussed:
- What Leadership Presence Actually Means
- The Three Dimensions of Showing Up
- Five Strategies to Start This Week
- The Three Excuses Bernadette Won’t Accept
- Your Challenge This Week
About Bernadette Boas
Bernadette Boas is an executive coach, speaker, and author of Shedding the Corporate Bitch. With 25+ years inside corporate America, including VP-level roles, and her own transformation from “tyrant boss” to sought-after leadership coach, she helps corporate leaders and their teams close the gap between performance and potential.
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